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Sorry I was being facetious re the Sonos (the musician bit is true though)
One thing I will say is the system be it all in one or separates really hang on the interaction of speakers and the room, if that’s not right the source/amp are not going to sing.
I have a tiny pair of diminutive leema xero speakers that somehow work in my 6x5 m room of concrete/brick with a slightly sprung floor over thin joists/concrete slab and sound better than bigger more expensive speakers I had (PMC TB2s) in a smaller room with a Victorian bouncy floor.
Sealed box/front port/rear port plus the position against the wall/close to the wall/free space all need to be considered.
Those KEFs are obviously well regarded but the room and position will have a say in getting the best out of them.
Mr_Smyth-
Fair, I’m not going down the route of a bunch of room treatment but I probably should have said it’s going into the converted attic of a 300 y/o timber framed building with jute and underlay over oak boards. There will be a fair bit of echoing off the pitched ceiling but we’ll see how we get on.
From what I have seen the smaller LSX models probably won’t fill the room, which I want really.
benjam
His other line is you don’t want studio speakers because they’re all flat as hell so, as much as you it might irk you, you agree 👍
I’ve not really looked into the Sonos as I think of them as a bit standard but will. Will check out the acoustic energy’s too.